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Robinson. after the first close- up of the bearded Frenchman. The film's producers. So what is the movie's great appeal? Although the storyline comes out of 1. Century melodramatic. Mary Astor is Jessica Wells, a beautiful and talented actress returning. Although her triumphal comeback seems certain, family and. Vance, her long- lost husband, shows up at the. Louis Calhern plays this slimy character with flamboyant. Vance immediately exerts his influence on the usually. Jessica. She is Trilby to his Svengali as she immediately. The authors never make clear what the hold Vance has on her is, but. Caliostro- like hypnotic power are suggested. The avaricious. and opportunistic Vance has heard that his estranged wife holds half. Jessica in her current somnambulist state. He feeds cheese to the pet mice he carries with him in a cage. Robinson plays Jessica's loyal but alcoholic brother, who goes on the. He quickly realizes that the viperous Vance must be dealt with. Robinson films that. SILVER DOLLAR and THE HATCHET MAN. No surprise. there - - just look at the writers, source material and cast. Even the. supporting players had great lines that they delivered with gusto. None. of it is very realistic, but the set- up is great, much of the acting is. The finale is. interesting - - it won't please everyone, but it is even- handed - - both. See it and you will know what I mean. It is as though their. Very stagey, but good setups and moving. It seems to. describe the ending of the play, but the movie (a censored version?). TCM, has a more ambiguous ending which works better and is more. It's amusing to see when the established. Without giving. anything away the whole idea of Vance's (Calhern) Svengali- like. Astor) is a bit far- fetched, even for. And quite frankly Robinson's disguise left a lot to be desired. I. can't imagine building a case of such flimsy evidence. There's other. areas of concern but I digress. Now for the good part: where the film. This bevy of fine actors does a most. It's a pretty talky film but I didn't mind in the. The dialog is spirited, lively, expressive. And the performers. They were captivating. Robinson, Astor, Calhern, Cortez (in a rare good guy. Mae Clarke, in my opinion a most. Totally thought I'd. But I found myself with a big smile. Not surprised that it's based on a. George S. Robinson breaks away from his always- EGR persona and. Louis Calhern, who plays Stanley Vance is delightfully slimy. The. surprises weren't really surprises, but it sure was fun to watch them. I wish the reason for Mary Astor's behavior had been hinted. TCM was pretty washed out. Anyone who likes to watch the. Robinson movie from the '3. This one has Eddie. Mary Astor) was married to a jerk (Louis. Calhern) that had a strange hold over her. He disappeared years before. Now the husband is back and Eddie is determined. Starts out like a comedy but it's more of a. Robinson's good, as usual. Calhern is a scuzzy heel. Cast also includes Ricardo. Cortez, Mae Clarke, David Landau, John Eldredge, and Arthur Byron. Astor and. Robinson are Jessica and Damon Wells, sister and brother actors. Unfortunately he's not, and he shows up where the cast. Damon Wells comes up with an idea of getting rid of Vance once and for. Wells' greed to do it, telling him that a man. Chautard, is interested in buying Vance's and Jessica's part of the. Stanley eagerly meets Chautard at his. This is a nice, short mystery that showcases both Robinson and Calhern. That seemed rather odd. However. the acting is good and the action goes by pleasantly. The shocker is that it is not more well known, and it. It is in the top 1. Robinson films I have ever seen, and I. Robinson's Damon Welles may rank as the. Even more than Robinson's Dr. Clitterhouse in . Spoilers Ahead: So. Police Sgt. William Curtis let him go on stage before. Jessica's (Mary Astor)husband Stanley Vance (Louis Calhern). Vance is. really the kind of person who deserved what he got, the way he could. Jessica's life like she was a puppet and he was the master, and. Gut feeling: He will not be. Vance was so rotten, it will be difficult (If not. Robinson was in it so I had to watch it. I. didn't live back in the 3. I can bet that even back then no one. Totally ridiculous. The premise is that an actress is coming back from a lengthy. She has a successful turn at her first acting in a. Her brother is almost done with. The issue. is she has a nefarious husband who's life is to make everyone's life. The reason his. wife was . Luckily, he got jail time so she had time. When you first see this guys character come into play and hearing his. Someone who can hypnotize most around him or that his. I mean. as soon as we see him, his wife goes back into the trance like state. Of course there are a few who don't buy. Edward G). He prepares a detailed plan to. I won't go into detail with that part. The reason why this film barely works is because Edwar G. He's such a good actor he could have made Plan 9 from Outer. Space a decent . He brings such ability to the screen you. The ending is quite good and I'm sure. I would have given this film a higher rating but the. I just couldn't. Watch this when your bored on a Saturday afternoon and be prepared to. Robot Check. Enter the characters you see below. Sorry, we just need to make sure you're not a robot. For best results, please make sure your browser is accepting cookies.
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